Chapter Ninety-Seven: Duel

After all, two legs can't outrun four legs, Jiang Zhongyuan didn't escape for long, and Yang Xiaoshan rode a horse to catch up from behind. It's a pity that Yang Xiaoshan's soldiers are all horse infantry, and although most of them can ride horses, they can't fight on horses. After catching up with Jiang Zhongyuan, they dismounted, took up arms and fought with Jiang Zhongyuan's team.

Jiang Zhongyuan didn't take this team seriously at first, after all, he had faced a Taiping army twice as large as him, and in the end it was a big victory. And the Taiping army team chasing him in front of him saw that the number of people was less than his own by a hundred, although at a glance they were all sturdy young men, who should be elite, but Jiang Zhongyuan did not get angry, but stopped and turned around to fight.

Yang Xiaoshan on the other side saw the word "brave" behind this Qing army at first, and knew that they were not regular troops like the Green Battalion, but should be a local warrior. He thought that the enemy would flee and that he would win very easily. When he saw the enemy turn around to fight together, Yang Xiaoshan realized that he was wrong, and immediately put away his contempt, knowing that this was a strong enemy, and their actions were too uniform. After such a big move just now, the nearby Taiping army will definitely come to investigate, here they even dare to turn back to fight, the leader of the Qing soldiers who led the team is really bold.

"Rush the brethren, defeat them, and we will go home again!" Jiang Zhongyuan actually ordered a counter-charge against Yang Xiaoshan's team.

These townsmen are not lost because they have been trained for many years, and everyone in the township can name them. Such a team cohesion is extremely strong. At this point, everyone understands that only by defeating the pursuers in front of them can they return home safely. They all gritted their teeth, intending to smash Yang Xiaoshan's team to death.

Yang Xiaoshan was stunned in his heart, and said secretly in his heart, "These people have such a strong momentum and a great killing intent, what kind of person is this leader, who actually has such ability, and trains the local township warriors to be much stronger than the regular army." ”

When the two armies meet, the brave wins, Yang Xiaoshan still understands this truth, at this time, we must not retreat, whoever retreats first on both sides will undoubtedly lose, and the final outcome is to be hunted down. Yang Xiaoshan pulled out his sword and shouted, "Brothers, you have made meritorious contributions to killing demons, and you have avenged the brothers in the armory!" ”

The two armies rushed together, caught each other and fought each other, and for a time they were evenly matched, regardless of victory or defeat. Both sides are elite, with equal fighting spirit and equal strength. The two armies faced each other in close quarters, swords and guns fought each other, and the cries of killing came and went.

Jiang Zhongyuan's side is put to death and then reborn, Yang Xiaoshan's side is angry and wants revenge, and people on both sides continue to scream and fall to the ground. This is a battlefield, like the Shura field of hell, where both sides will not die until the last drop of blood is shed.

After a long time, the Taiping army was at a disadvantage in numbers after all, and Jiang Zhongyuan's Xiangyong began to gradually gain the upper hand. The front end of the Taiping army was a little loose under the blows of the villagers, but they were still gritting their teeth and holding on.

Yang Xiaoshan knew that the situation was not good, and he was in a hurry. If the Qing soldiers are allowed to attack like this, once the enemy of the front is broken, the enemy will be divided and surrounded next, and at that time, I am afraid that the more I fight, the more passive I will become, and there will be almost no chance to turn the tables.

"Brothers, follow me, don't let the demon run away!" Yang Xiaoshan waved his sword and came to the front line to cheer everyone up, and the big standard-bearer behind held high the battle flag with the word "Yang" and followed closely, so that everyone could see this big flag representing Xiaoshan.

The Taiping army under his command rarely heard Yang Xiaoshan's voice so excited, and the princes rushed to the front, and the morale that was originally a little low was suddenly lifted, and the spirit was also lifted, and they rushed over with Xiaoshan.

The generals took the lead, and the three armies died, and everyone in this charge was extremely heroic, completely overwhelming Jiang Zhongyuan's village courage in terms of momentum. The situation was reversed, and this time it was the Qing army's position that was in disarray.

"My lord, on the left and right, it seems that the Taiping army is coming again, let's withdraw quickly." The soldiers beside Jiang Zhongyuan said in a panic. The other contingents of Taiping troops were neither deaf nor blind, and the defenders of Mojia Village had already organized themselves to support the place where they were fighting.

Jiang Zhongyuan was a little shaken, there will undoubtedly be great losses when he withdraws at this time, and many people will die, but if it is a little later, I am afraid that even he will be in danger. He knew the truth, but these soldiers were his own villagers, and he couldn't make up his mind.

"My lord, if you don't leave, we'll all have to fold here, and please make a decision immediately." The captain of the personal soldiers beside Jiang Zhongyuan was also anxious, and made a sound that was almost begging. Time passed little by little, Jiang Zhongyuan's more than 400 people had lost more than half, and Yang Xiaoshan's side had almost lost more than 100 people, but the Taiping army became more and more courageous, while the Qing army showed decline.

"Hurry north, and cross the river, and run into the mountains, and they will not be able to catch up. Here I leave the broken queen. The captain of the personal soldiers knew that he could not wait any longer, so he said angrily, and commanded several personal soldiers to force him out of the battlefield without Jiang Zhongyuan's consent.

"I can't go, I can't leave them behind." Jiang Zhongyuan couldn't bear to give up his subordinates and struggled.

"What are you still doing in a daze, do you really want to wait until everyone is finished together?" The captain of the pro-soldier stamped his foot and became anxious.

Several pro-soldiers finally took action, they didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, they almost carried Jiang Zhongyuan on their shoulders and left. It is their mission to protect Jiang Zhongyuan, even if everyone is dead, they must protect the adults.

The villagers persevered to the end, and with the courage of their blood, they resisted until the end, until the nearby Taiping army arrived and surrounded them, and they were all killed. They did not die in vain, at least they bought enough time for Jiang Zhongyuan to escape back to the camp.

Yang Xiaoshan looked at the piles of corpses on the battlefield and sighed, he didn't expect that there was such a heroic team in the Qing army, and it was also a village brave.

"Report the situation here to the East King, we must know which way they are Qing army, and if we face them again in the future, we must be careful." Yang Xiaoshan sighed, fortunately, there are only a few hundred people in this Qing army, and if there are more people, it is likely that he will fall here.

And Jiang Zhongyuan, who had just escaped the pursuit of the Taiping Army, stood on the mountain, watching the whole army led by himself be wiped out, and he was already in tears at this moment, not only his relatives and friends, but also the children of the villagers he grew up watching. In Hunan, I didn't expect to lose miserably.

"Who was the leader of the Taiping Army just now? is so young, not only can his subordinates fight, but he is also so brave in battle. I didn't lose unjustly this time, but I must get this field back in the future, and I, Jiang Zhongyuan, will not be a man if I don't protect this revenge. Jiang Zhongyuan gritted his teeth and said, his lips were bitten by this fierceness.

"I just heard their people call him the son, and their flag has the word Yang written on it, presumably the son of Yang Xiuqing, the long-haired puppet king of the East." The soldier thought for a moment and replied.

"When you go back, you must study this person carefully, he will be our fierce rival in the future!" Jiang Zhongyuan appeared in his heart Yang Xiaoshan's appearance again, and he wanted to engrave him in his heart and firmly remember today's shame.

On the other side, Yang Xiaoshan sent a team to pursue Jiang Zhongyuan and returned in vain, "I still let this person run away." Yang Xiaoshan sighed, although he had eliminated so many Qing troops, he was not happy. The loss of dozens of loads of gunpowder made Xiaoshan feel distressed, the Taiping army's defense relied heavily on wooden artillery, and the gunpowder was already very consumed, and after this sneak attack, it lost so much, if it couldn't get new gunpowder, I was afraid that it would not be available in the future. Yang Xiaoshan vaguely felt that this would become a new big crisis for the Taiping Army.